"We actually through our Washington bureau have reached out to the president," McManus said.

"If he would like to complete his brackets on CBS, we would love to have him there. It was a great experience with Clark [Kellogg] and Verne [Lundquist] a while back [when he sat in on a game telecast] and I think he enjoyed it.

"We're pleased he was on CBS, pleased he’s a big fan of college basketball. So, any involvement he would like to have, up to and including Jim Nantz’s role."